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Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Mateja Calusic, hosted ministers responsible for forestry group +. The meeting was also attended by the chairwoman of the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Veronika Vrecova.At this meeting, the discussion focused on the challenges facing the Member States in the implementation of the access to the accessibility of some primary and other products related to the shrinkage and degradation of forests, on achieving the objectives of the LULUCF Sector, finding consent and support in determining the content of the legislative proposal to monitor forest monitoring.
The ministers presented their views and shared them with the chairman of the parliamentary committee. In total, they emphasized the necessity of added value of all current and future legislative proposals, reduction of administrative and financial burdens, and further professional cooperation. They also emphasized the importance of dialogue and respect for the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and national competences.
Minister Calusic emphasized the importance of a holistic and active approach to forest management, which must take into account the effects of climate change, natural disasters and other harmful factors and aimed at sustainable ensuring. We are committed to fairly evaluating the role of forests and forestry in future legislative acts and voluntary certification schemes withdraw carbon, especially after 2030 in AFOL or its derivatives, the minister said.
In the debate on the proposal for the Decree on Forest Monitoring, Slovenia expressed reservations regarding its added value. The minister stressed that Slovenia has already established a cost -effective system of forest inventory, which enables quality monitoring of the state of forests. She pointed to the risks of double reporting and the need for the appropriate selection of indicators and called for further professional harmonization of the proposal. The Forests Group also discussed the expansion of the group or initiatives of other Member States for joining. Finally, Minister Calusic emphasized the importance of further dialogue and cooperation between Member States in the formation of future legislative solutions.
